Новости за 23.02.2019

Tottenham’s title bid suffered a major blow despite a goal from Harry Kane as Burnley condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Turf Moor. Not even Kane’s goalscoring return after six weeks out injured could inspire Spurs to a victory which would have moved them to within two points of Manchester City and Liverpool at […]

Wales blew the Six Nations wide open with an epic 21-13 victory over England on Saturday as late tries for Cory Hill, after a monumental 30-phase goal-line assault, and Josh Adams at the death secured a national record 12 successive victory. England were leading 13-9 after a first-half Tom Curry try and looked set to […]

France ended their losing run in the Six Nations by hammering an injury-depleted Scotland 27-10 to claim their first victory in this year’s competition on Saturday. A spectacular second-half implosion against Wales and a 44-8 thrashing at the hands of England had left France winless after two games. However, tries by a brilliant Romain Ntamack, Yoann Huget and […]

With the first signs of spring, the Powerhouse’s stunning yard opens up its gates to host memorable events, kicking off the month of March with a vibrant party with DJ Maria Panosian rocking sounds from the 60s until the 90s and current-day hits. Her background in music and sound engineering is possibly what makes Maria […]

Americans use more toilet paper than anyone else in the world, helping destroy the habitats of native people who live where it is sourced and contributing to global warming, a research study said on Wednesday. U.S. consumers use roughly three rolls of toilet paper a week, accounting for a fifth of the world’s tissue consumption, according to the report by environmental […]

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Saturday rejected the appeal filed by Famagusta club Anorthosis which opposed a decision to dock nine points after the club fielded an ineligible player in a game the team won earlier this month. After a four-hour session, the CFA decided to uphold the decision made on Monday, when it […]

The government is looking to replace the national symbol, which is currently the Republic’s first President, Archbishop Makarios, into one which better represents the people of Cyprus, including Turkish Cypriots. A search is underway for the location and form of a new monument which will act as a reference point for the Republic of Cyprus, […]

Colombia destroyed an infamous apartment building which was once home to drug trafficker Pablo Escobar in a controlled implosion on Friday, after the site became a tourist destination. The “Monaco” apartments, where Escobar lived in the 1980s, were a symbol of evil, Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez told journalists. Gutierrez lamented that the 8-story building had become a destination for […]

The UN has officially recognised the recent disputed actions on behalf of the Turkish military in the Strovilia area as new violations of the military status quo in the region and has made demarches, the Cyprus foreign ministry said on Saturday. In its announcement, the ministry said that the government was closely monitoring the situation […]

Manchester City centre back Aymeric Laporte has signed a two-year contract extension to extend his stay with the Premier League champions until the end of the 2024-25 season, the club said on Friday. Laporte, 24, moved to City in January last year from La Liga side Athletic Bilbao for what was then a club-record fee […]

President Nicos Anastasiades leaves for Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on Sunday, to attend the 1st EU-Arab League Summit, in the framework of which he is set to have bilateral meetings with heads of states in the region and to promote Cyprus’ initiative to play a coordinating role in introducing policies and strategies by neighbouring countries […]

Within the Cyprus Oscar Wilde Festival, Prozak café will host an art and crafts exhibition of works inspired by the life of this Irish poet and playwright. “Art never expresses anything but itself,” Wilde wrote in his essay The Decay of Lying and so artists with different references and from various fields come together for […]

Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has underlined Cyprus` role in EU-Arab relations, pointing out that because of its location and the trilateral cooperation with countries in the region, Cyprus could promote security and stability. The minister delivered a speech Friday evening during a twinning ceremony between Paphos and Alexandria, Egypt. The event was attended by Paphos […]

Three British cabinet ministers have publicly indicated they will back plans to delay Brexit if lawmakers vote down Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for a new deal with the European Union, writing a column in a national newspaper on Saturday. Business minister Greg Clark, work and pensions minister Amber Rudd, and justice minister David Gauke […]

The nine communities surrounding the Vasiliko area have decided to step up measures in protest against roadworks long overdue for completion that are being carried out on the old Nicosia-Limassol road near the Choirokoitia exit, and warn of a road block next week should their call not be heard. In a press release issued by […]

Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly was charged in Chicago on Friday with the aggravated sexual assault of four people, including three teenage girls, following years of accusations against the performer. Kelly, 52, was charged in a 10-count Cook County Circuit Court indictment handed down two months after the debut of a six-hour documentary series on […]

A new committee representing the youth of Paphos is due to be put in place in March, according to the local municipality. “Due to the end of its mandate, elections for a new youth council is being announced,” municipal officer, Andri Christodoulidou-Tsartsali told the Sunday Mail. The Paphos youth council comes under the umbrella of […]

If in the last 36 months you’ve produced a film and want to see it play on the big screen, the Cyprus International Film Festival’s call for entries may be of interest. The CYIFF is the largest artistic event for independent films in the wider region, and has surpassed the geographical boundaries of Cyprus with […]

Everyone else in rugby enjoys an England defeat for a variety of historical reasons but the neutrals will be behind Wales in Cardiff on Saturday in the more prosaic hope of preserving some uncertainty in the outcome of the Six Nations championship. England and Wales are the only two teams to have won their opening […]

THREE games are to be played on Saturday in the final round of the regular season in the Cyprus football championship, with two teams fighting to avoid relegation. Pafos FC and Doxa clash in Pafos, while at the other end of the table, Omonia can secure a place in the top 6 playoff group if […]

Mercedes certainly raised a few eyebrows when they decided to build a pickup truck. The oldest surviving luxury car producer making a utilitarian, flatbed truck? A recipe so oxymoronic that the result, good or bad, was sure to be a very interesting vehicle. We don’t usually associate luxury German car brands with pickup trucks. Ignoring […]

CYPRUS will not give its consent for an upgrade of the EU–Turkey Customs agreement unless Ankara fully implements the existing agreement in general and also with regard to the Republic of Cyprus, foreign ministry spokesman Demetris Samuel said on Friday. The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee this week adopted the amended report on Turkey, calling […]

CYPRUS has the second highest rates of speed violations, behind Portugal in the EU, according to a report by the European Transport Security Council’s (ETSC) Road Safety PIN programme. The report found that 63 per cent of drivers violated the speed limit, just one percentage point less than the Portugal figure. Of course, it is […]

CARDIFF CITY 1 WATFORD 5 Feb 22 (Reuters) – Spaniard Gerard Deulofeu bagged a hat-trick as Watford hammered lowly Cardiff City 5-1 on Friday to move up to seventh place in the Premier League. Deulofeu put Javi Gracia’s side ahead in the 18th minute after a mistake from Cardiff defender Bruno Manga but it was […]